Modern English Usage and Grammar

Paper Code: 
ENG 121
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100
Objective: 

  • To familiarize students with grammatical structures and their applications

  • To develop the ability to comprehend, analyse and appreciate a literary text

  •  To familiarize the students not only with the communication strategies but also with the Research Methodology while planning a Dissertation

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Types of Clause (from A University Grammar of English, pp.166-175 )

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

Co-ordination and Subordination (Only Finite Clauses)

 

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Different Concepts & Notions (viz. request, order, question, condition, purpose, suggestion, wishes, hope, intention, obligation, contrast, concession, permission) (from A.S. Hornby)

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

Literary Appreciation (Prose)

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

Research Methodology: Selecting a Topic, Compiling a Working Bibliography, Outlining, Writing Drafts (from MLA Handbook…, 7th Edition, 2009)

 

Source Books: 

 

  • A University Grammar of English by Quirk and Greenbaum
  • MLA Handbook…, 7th Edition, 2009

 

 

 

SUGGESTED READINGS: 

 

•         A.S. Hornby : A Guide to Patterns and Usage (OUP, 1954)

•         L.G. Alexander: Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students (O. Longman, London, 1975)

•            Marjorie Boulton. The Anatomy of Prose.

 

•         A.S. Hornby : A Guide to Patterns and Usage (OUP, 1954)

•         L.G. Alexander: Poetry and Prose Appreciation for Overseas Students (O. Longman, London, 1975)

•            Marjorie Boulton. The Anatomy of Prose.

 

Academic Year: 
2014-2015